Sports

DNR chief: No guarantees for Mille Lacs winter walleye season
Gov. Dayton wants an ice fishing season for Lake Mille Lacs walleye, but DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr says he won't decide until he sees the results of a key fall fish survey.
Vikings detail plans for new training headquarters
The Vikings on Friday laid out a vision for a nearly 200-acre headquarters campus in Eagan. The team also just signed a three-year extension for its training camp in Mankato.
The Minnesota Twins are still in contention for the post-season and still have a long home stand later this month.
Serena tops Venus in U.S. Open match, moves closer to Grand Slam
Williams defeated her big sister 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. It keeps alive her quest to win each of the year's major tournaments, the first time the feat would be accomplished since Steffi Graf did it in 1988.
Update: Where NFL scandals stand with 2015 season on tap
Since the Patriots beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, news about the NFL has been dominated by scandals and crises ranging from trivial ("Deflategate") to life-or-death (concussions and domestic abuse).
How likely is it, really, that your athletic kid will turn pro?
More than a quarter of parents in a recent poll say they hope their teens who play high school sports will become professional athletes. But sky-high parental expectations can have a dark side.
The six-member Rediscovering North America crew launched Jan. 2, paddled 199 days and plans to return to Minnesota on Saturday.
Gophers come up short against No. 2 TCU
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about what the Gophers' performance tells us about how well the team will do the rest of the season.